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Farm lease insights

Learn about various agricultural leases and what they mean to you.

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Managing farm labor

Learn how to manage labor on your farm from recruitment to termination.

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Farm succession planning resources

Transitioning a farm from one generation to the next should be viewed as a process not an event. Find resources to help your family get started.

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The Agricultural Business and Policy Extension program serves rural Missouri by helping farms, agribusinesses and communities understand their opportunities and challenges and to make informed decisions. The team is primarily focused on:

  • Helping farmers and agribusinesses with decision-making, financial management, taxes and risk mitigation;
  • Studying relevant industry and value-added agricultural issues;
  • Sharing how market fundamentals and trade policy may impact agricultural outlook;
  • Assessing diversification and new business opportunities for farms, businesses and commodity groups.

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Publications

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Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2023

Juo-Han TsayAssistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyIn Missouri, land sale prices are not required to be reported to any government or public agency. In turn, it is challenging to understand current prices and forward-looking ...

Soybean (Double Crop) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2023

This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing and marketing of double crop soybeans for grain, after wheat in Missouri. It includes a link to the Missouri Crop Budget Generator spreadsheet. Farmers can modify ...

Winter Wheat Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2023

This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing and marketing of winter wheat for grain in Missouri. It includes a link to the Missouri Crop Budget Generator spreadsheet. Farmers can modify the budget based on ...

Soybean (Dryland) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2023

This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing and marketing of soybeans for grain in Missouri. It includes a link to the Missouri Crop Budget Generator spreadsheet. Farmers can modify the budget based on their ...

Grain Sorghum Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2023

This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing and marketing of grain sorghum in Missouri. It includes a link to the Missouri Crop Budget Generator spreadsheet. Farmers can modify the budget based on their ...

Corn (Dryland) Planning Budget

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2023

This budget presents information useful to farmers planning the production, financing and marketing of corn for grain in Missouri. It includes a link to the Missouri Crop Budget Generator spreadsheet. Farmers can modify the budget based on their ...

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